Week #1 of experiment #2 !!

Completely forgot the before and after pictures, but i took a front and side picture anyway, even though it is in the middle of the day

Wasn't sure what i'm expected to wear and such, so i just went with a bikini top and underwear shorts (couldn't find the bikini bottom)

Stats :

Weight : 62.kg
Height : 165cm
Body fat % : Not sure, but last time i checked it was 25-26%
BMI : 22.8

The work out routine :

- 5 days a week in total, of 1 hour each day
- 1 day  cardio/aerobics.
- 4 days weights
- Upper body focus


- NO supplements
- NO shakes
- NO pills or anything in a box.
- NO work-out protein bars or anything 'work-out' labelled.

Goal :
- Lower body fat %
- Increase lean body mass
- increase in strength (upper body)
- increase in flexibility

The nutritional stuff :

I'm not sure i can 'obey' a calorie frame. I'm so used to just eat until i'm full. I'll give it a try thought.

- 1200-1800 calories
- low carb clean, natural foods (as always)
- more calories from fat than protein
So! here we go!!

The before pictures!
https://www.facebook.com/TwoBrokeLowCarbers
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/profile/twobrokelowcarbersneta

The post about my new hat, my first april fools day joke and more food!!

 This is my new look.  Love this hat.  I look so slim in this!!!!

 This is the first joke that was played on my for April Fool's day!  And to think my wii scale had it in it to trick me.  I thought it really wasn't working.  Every single morning when I wake up, I like to check my weight, and I was disappointed when I read that it was not working.  I thought oh no what am i going to do now? It is routine for me to check my weight every single morning....and then after my initial panic, I read the rest of the lines and then I had a good laugh.  I cannot beleive i was fooled!!!

This is left over chicken wings from my lunch. I had the left over wings for dinner.  i like to eat chicken wings when I go out because it has a lot of fat in it, and I like to eat my fat.  50% fat and 50% protein..yummy!!!  always with melted butter for the sauce.  I also cut up eggplant and fried them in butter, thats what the fries looking things are, and I also have an egg. It was really taste.

This is dinner that my friend made me.  hotdogs without the bun, because I eat lchf, as well as asparagus.  The sauce on the bottom is melted butter.

LCHF - Dairy Free Dessert 1,2g carbs/100g (10g fiber/100g)

Popcorn and being out of ketosis-Sophie

I went to a dance club and was having some fun with friends.  We were throwing popcorn at each other and catching it in our mouths.

I thought that having a few peices couldnt hurt....boy was I wrong!  It was all fun that time, and I got really into it.  We made a huge mess and a lot of the popcorn ended up on the floor.

I was really tired for the next 3 days and i feel tired and lethargic and really sleepy when i have carbs.  This is why I like to stay low carb.  I thought the feelings would go away after a couple of days on their own but they didnt because i was knocked out of ketosis.  So yesterday, I did the sensible thing and decided to go on a fat fast, thats where i made sure 90% of my calories came from fat.  I had my 65 grams of protein so i could make sure i do not use muscle mass. i only had .4 grams of carbs which was 2 cups of cooked kale.  I woke up today feeling good an refreshed and swore never to have popcorn again.  This fat fast really did the trick, I only did one day of it and i felt good. I did not do it for 3-5 days as recommended when you are on a stall or need to get back into ketosis.  one day was enough.

each time i cheat and have carbs it does not end too well, so i keep that to  a minimum. i do not like to cheat because i like my progress.  Some people can carb up one day a week and it works for them, but for me I just don't like the icky feeling that carbs give me so I tend to stay away from them.

I am back in ketosis!!!! I am so happy to be in fat burning mode.  I feel energetic, i feel lively and I feel like my good old happy self

Mardi gras dinner-Sophie

I went to a mardi gras pancake dinner last week.  I don't eat pancakes, I just went there for the fun of it.  I wore beads, talked to people and had a great time.  There will be times when you go to parties and events and the only food available is high carb food.  What i would suggest in those times is to eat before you go.  There is no reason you should not be able to socialize just because you eat differently than other people now.

I also drank water there, water is a good option for a party.  I got really hungry so i cut a slice of butter and ate that. I was not hungry anymore after that.  I had a great time.  I think i had 4-5 different beads on me.

It feels like I am seeing holidays for the first time as a low carber.  And each holiday brings about some bitterness that I am not able to enjoy the foods that i used to.  each holiday I feel is based too much about foods.  So I am going to start making the holidays be about traditions.  Mardi Gras about wearing beads.  Valentines day about flowers and lint 90% chocolate because as a low carber, that is the only chocolate that i eat.  I need more low carb friends to celebrate the holidays with...

Its time to get new traditions and to celebrate every single holiday with low carb foods and fun

July to March progress and happiness-Sophie

The top picture was taken in July before I started low carbing.  I started in August.  The bottom picture was taken in March, about a week ago.  there has been a HUGE difference.   I feel more confident and that I look and feel better.  Other people are starting to notice a change.  I used to be the invisible girl that no one used to notice, but now people take notice of me.  People are being friendlier to me now, more people want to dance with me at club, and more people want to talk to me.  Things are definitely different.  I have never ever gotten attention before because I was a lot bigger, its just nice to finally being noticed.  I am done with my weight loss journey yet, i am just at the halfway point and there is more to come!!!!

Motivation jeans-Sophie

I have tried on these motivation jeans a while ago, and they didnt get as high as they did this time!!!  I loved Neta's video and just watching her put the jeans on and almost falling.  Very entertaining.  Sorry I am not as fun to watch wear jeans;)
-Sophie

http://youtu.be/3rOGE7_DSFY

Day 42 - Weigh in Wednesday + Importance of hydration

Low carb BBQ sauce (Or Ketchup!) 5g carbs/100g!

Day 35 - Weigh in wednesday

Why I no longer use Myfitnesspal-Sophie

I am no longer using myfitnesspal. While it is IS nice to share what I'm eating, I found out that I was micromanaging my meals and not getting enough protein and too much fat because I was trying to hit certain numbers.  I wasnt feeling that well and had some brain fog and was losing hair.  Now I am just listening to my body to lose weight.

Listen to you body, it know what it wants!!!!

Day 28 weigh in wednesday (Busted mic)

Busted Mic or not, I'm keeping track on Weigh-in-Wednesdays! Due to technical difficulties my new videos are delaying but they are coming!

Eating on Food Trucks

Eating out is always a challenge. The first picture has 2 plates. One is mine and one is someone else's.  Guess which one is mine?  Mine is the one without the bread.  It was a chicken taco without the bread.  I was not very satisfied after eating it because it was small and it was low fat.  there was no extra butter that I could ask for on the food truck.  Its limited fat on trucks.  Wish they would carry lots of butter for my tastes.  The second pic is just my food by itself in case you could not guess which one was mine and which one was someone else's.

What really satisief was pictures 3 and 4.  they are chicken skin balls deep fried with a lot of grease. i dont remember the rest of what was in there, just remember that it was a lot of fat. And fat i find very satifying and it makes me full and keeps me full.

there is always something that you can eat when out, whether from a  truck or a restaurant.  Sometimes its hard to find options, but the easy way is to just get something apetizing and ask them to hold the bread.    I was hoping there would be more options, as I really wanted to bite into a chicken leg but could not find that.  I did eat well that day and felt satisfied.  What more can a broke low carber ask for?

Breakfast with a good friend

Do you ever wonder what to eat when you go out?  I dined for breakfast with a really good friend of mine (No sadly, it wasnt Neta)---.  And there are a lot of high carb options, but how can you make your meal low carb?  Here is what I did-
I gave my friend all my carbs---thats why she has much on her side! the potatos were mine and i generously donated them.  She had pancakes, hashbrowns and eggs.  That is a lot of carbs.  I had eggs, steak tips, sweet peppers and onions.  I asked for extra  butter for the side, but when I took one bite,  I knew it was not butter, but actually margarine.

Breakfast was nice. It was nice for me to look at those pancakes, some times i like to see eye candy.  I did not eat any high carb items but ate a delicious low carb meal.  I drank water with my meal.  You can always make any option at a restaurant a low carb option, just give your carbs to someone else or ask the waitstaff not to give it to you.

Eating pizza again after 8 mos!!!!

I have not had pizza in 8 months, because I was low carbing.  One day while browsing, I came across this recipe

http://www.justapinch.com/recipes/main-course/italian/no-dough-pizza.html
My pizza came out looking more like a casserole than an actual pizza

oops, I put WAY too much toppings on it.  My take on it, its very very cheesey.  It wasnt hard where you could just pick it up with your hands, but you have to use a fork to eat it.  It tasted really good, and I didnt miss the high carb pizza.
I used chicken and peppers for the topping

 

Ingredients

CRUST

1-8 oz.

full fat cream cheese, room temperature

2 large

eggs

1/4 tsp

ground black pepper

1 tsp

garlic powder

1/4 c

grated parmesan cheese

TOPPINGS

1/2 c

pizza sauce

1 1/2 c

shredded mozzarella cheese

toppings - pepperoni, ham, sausage, mushrooms, peppers or any toppings of your choice

garlic powder

Day 21 Weigh in Wednesday & Not feeling well on low carb?

Dairy Free, High fat - Low carb smoothie!

For a breakfast or a pre-work out or just as a treat!! Dairy free, coconut free, low carb smoothie! Excuse my horrible cameramanship XD I need a tripod! #realfood

Motivation Socks- Sophie

Last time we had motivation jeans, you can use any clothes you want for motivation  This time, we have motivation socks.

http://youtu.be/-q37GmG9aGU

Wings!!! the perfect food

These wings were AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!
How to cook them- season to taste: Paprkia, garlic, curry, oregano, cayanne, salt oil or butter.  Mix the seasonings with the chicken wings.  Then put it in the over for 1.5 hours at 350 to get them nice and crispy.  Excellent for eating as a snack or as a meal.
Enjoy!!!

Day 14 - Weigh in Wednesday + Why women might see a weight gain.